22 Dec Kashruth Questions of the Week
Please tell everyone about the OU’s role in making kosher establishments in the UAE? The OU has been involved in the UAE from when the Jewish community of the UAE began...
Please tell everyone about the OU’s role in making kosher establishments in the UAE? The OU has been involved in the UAE from when the Jewish community of the UAE began...
In disguise There were two beggars sitting side by side on a street in Mexico City. One was dressed like a Christian with a cross in front of him; the other...
In the Kisvei Rebbe Yehuda Halevi we find a scary thought. He writes that sometimes Hashem will withhold someone’s livelihood or other needs in order to motivate him to reconnect...
Some sociologists opined that money is an evil of society. The Chazon Ish (Yoreh Deah 72:2) pointed out that halacha does not share that perspective. Rather, even in an ideal...
Recently, plastic surgeons are reporting an unprecedented number of requests for procedures. Though the actual data won’t be available until spring 2021, assuming the anecdotal reporting is accurate, it could...
Parashat Vayigash begins with Yehuda’s impassioned plea to Yosef to allow his youngest brother, Binyamin, to return home to his father. Yosef, who ruled over Egypt – and whom the...
In this week’s parsha, Yaakov Avinu and his family go down to Mitzrayim. The story of the bitter galus begins. The Torah says, “Vayomer Elokim leYisrael bemaros halaylah vayomar Yaakov Yaakov...
Dear Rabbi and Shira, I was dating a guy for 3 months, and I fell hard for him. We had common goals, and enjoyed speaking about all things pre-law. We spoke...
INGREDIENTS: 1 tablespoon whole grain mustard 1 teaspoon honey (optional) ½ teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 small shallot, very thinly sliced 2 cups chopped apple (from about 2...
One of the distinctive aspects of Judaism is its emphasis upon Torah study. Unlike other religions in which study is generally relegated for “men of the cloth”, in Judaism the...